WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEAT NYACK COLLEGE
January 26, 2012

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEAT NYACK COLLEGE

Nyack, NY (1/26/12) The Dominican College women's basketball team defeated host, Nyack College, 62-46, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest held at the Bowman Center. With the win, Dominican improves to 8-7 overall and 8-2 in conference play, while Nyack falls to 1-13 overall and 1-8 in the CACC.

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Nyack, NY (1/26/12)  The Dominican College women's basketball team defeated host, Nyack College, 62-46, this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest held at the Bowman Center.   With the win, Dominican improves to 8-7 overall and 8-2 in conference play, while Nyack falls to 1-13 overall and 1-8 in the CACC.

Nyack led 9-8 with 13:30 to go in the first half, when the Lady Chargers charged back with an 16-2 run to go ahead 24-11 and increased the lead to 35-18 at the intermission.

Dominican led by as many as 20 points twice during the second half as they cruised to the 62-46 victory.

Junior Bianca Harris (Teaneck, NJ) led all scorers with the game's only double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds.  Marley Klunk (York, PA) added nine points, while KC Jentzen (Nanuet, NY) came off the bench to score eight points and six rebounds in the victory.

DC returns to action on Saturday when they host Wilmington University.  Game time is slated for 1pm on Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.